Improvement in stump-jqtnt foe oarbiaqes



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Be it known' that I, F. B. Mouse, of 'New Haven, Ain the county of NewHiive'n'g'and State of Connecticut, have invented a newIulprovenient inStump-'Joint for Gnrrioges; und I de herehy deelorqthe following, ryhen'taken in connection with the accompanying' drawings, and the letters ofreference marked thereon, to be a.' full, 'i clear, and cxactdescriptionof .the same, und which said drawingsconstitute-partof-'this,speciiicntiomand represent, ifi- Figure 1, nside view ofthe joint closed, Figure Zan end view ofthe sume, l

.Figure 3 a centralse'cti 'n ofthe joint closed, und inl l Figure` alike section, the joi'nt ppen. i t l f This invention relates to enimprovemen-t' in the article of manufacture commonly celled stump-jointfor cnrieges, tha.t is to say, the` joint which unites the parts of, thebraces which-support the topot tharrige, and by menus of which thetopmay bedroppedat pleasure. The object of the invention isto simplifythe construction, and produce a s'tronglanddnrable article-atacomparatively' 'small cost. -To this end the invern-- tion consists informing recess in the meeting ends of the joint, und placing therein` n.linker hinge-plete,` of a form correspondingto .the recess in the joint,s that, when open or elosedythe plate-and parte of the; joint come to a`firm bearing, so us topreveut the joint from becoming f sheeklyby,c0ustnuse,

' lIn order to the clear understanding of my invention, 'I will -fully`describe the sume' hs illustrated in' the' accompanying drnwings. i',

.Aie-the one part, B the other, usually 'formed from square metal, ofthe size proportionate to the style of .carriage for which itis'intended. In the end of each of the parts A and '3,1 form e recess,denoted in figs;

v2 and 3, and in order to do this bymnchineryg I form the recess in enchof a quarter circle, s othnt umillingtool, of the proper diameter, willcnt the recess of the proper form, the centre' of the circulo.;` cutbeing at the' inner meeting nngle'of the tiro parts; than, at npoin`t,a, in euch,'eq'uidistant `frein Vtheinner edge and oud, I`borethroughi'or tho pivot. C is the connecting. hinge-plate, formed sothat rivets d will pss's therethrough, -and the said plete of suchforniv thntwhen the tn 'o parts are closed, as in iig. 8, theedge of theplete O will. hear against the slot in both parts,- as` at'fig. 3,-faudthus prevent any moilement or end thrust of the two pints, end also thatwhen the tivo pz1 rts are open,- asiniig. 4, the` opposite side of theplete C will strike. 'the slot-in the two -pnrts et Il, (ses fig. 4,)and in like manner support theY two-parts in n xed rigid position.

The inner angle of the two ports should he rounded, tilting the pivot asn centr'e, s o that the pn'rts Will open one upon the other. Thisportion' of the parte A andfheing cut away, affords roomfor the shaft of the cutter, which forms -the s lot in the end of the parts. t

The pint-c C is cut from a plate of suitable rnetnl by n die of theproper form,'and punched, so that the expense of fitting the plete isvgrytriiiing. v

l Upon the outer and opposif'e'sides of thetwo pnrtsI piace round platesor buttons D`, through which pivote d pss Vandere riveted, so as.tosecure the buttons in their pince, therebyforming s support to thepa-ts, as

well ss 'nn ornnmentnt the joint. f

Having thus fully described my invention,

Patent', s-f l A 1. A stump-joint, consisting of the two parte A end B,joined by theplnte C und pivots d d, when the said plate C-iserrnngodnml fitted into theparts Aond B, so as to operate in the mannerspecified.

what I cla-iin` as n ew and useful, anfd'desiro to secureby Letters ,2.In combinntion vwith u stump-joint, I claim the buttons `or plates D D,arranged upoln; opposite sides of thejoints; suhtnntinll'jl inthemnnnerherein set'fqrth. l i I l, l i F. 'B' MORSE: i Witnesses:

